1. Intelligent Systems Workshop (Aug. 2-3, 2017) / E. Atkins
Subcommittee Members
Agenda (draft)
Wed Aug. 2
Plenary: Autonomous Driving (Ford or Toyota)
Technical Session: Umich research on Autonomous Driving (SLAM, vision systems, machine learning)
LUNCH (with lunch speaker?)
Small Intelligent Systems (focus on UAS, Small Sats)
Breakout sessions (TBD)
ISTC Meeting (7-10pm)
Thu. Aug. 3
Plenary: Safety and Policy (NHTSA, FAA, ??)
Technical Session: Safety thru Resilience, Robustness, V&V
Breakout sessions (TBD) Student Poster Session & tours
Ella Atkins (Chair)
Andy Lacher (Co-chair)
Daniel Selva
Venues:
Central Campus: Michigan League
North Campus: Engineering, NCRB
Tours: M-City, Henry Ford (Fri Aug. 4 option)
Tasks
Invite plenary, technical session speakers
Jan-Feb: Confirm high-profile speakers
Jan-Apr: Confirm technical session speakers
Reserve facilities, organize tours (Umich labs, M-City)
Organize panel and breakout sessions
Organize student poster session with evening reception
Plan meals, travel logistics
Challenges/Observations
Need to attract attendees to Ann Arbor
High-profile speakers
Breakout sessions engaging attendees  product?
Manage registration fee; integrate meals to advantage
Optimize mix of local speakers + national speakers
Balance Aerospace + Automotive + “General Robotic” speakers / session topics / tours

2. Possible Speakers / Ideas (very early draft)
Ella’s “local list”
Ford, Toyota ( s just sent)
Robotics Director (Prof. Jessy Grizzle)
Michigan Startups:
AI for autonomy & HRI: Soartech (Mike Van Lent)
UAS Wind Turbine Inspection: SkySpecs (Danny Ellis)
UAS for 3rd World Medicine: Vayu (Daniel Pepper)
Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA Science Mission Directorate Head (and Umich faculty):
Umich faculty: James Cutler (CubeSats), Matt Johnson-Roberson (Autonomous underwater robots), Ram Vasudevan (Autonomous driving), Jason Corso (advanced vision systems), Dawn Tilbury (Manufacturing CPS), Ed Olson or Ryan Eustice (SLAM), Dimitra Panagou (Cooperative Control of UAS), …
Non-local –Brendan Schulman (lawyer) – DJI…
Andy’s “national list”
Lunchtime Speakers:
·        Peter Singer – Author of “Wired for War” (non-fiction); New America
·        David Mindell – Author of “Our Robots, Ourselves –MIT
Potential Keynotes
·        DoD Perspective on Autonomy – Morley Stone (AFRL); Autonomy COI Perspective – Kris Kerns (AFRL)
·        Emergence Reg. Policy for Highly Auto. Vehicles – Nat Beuse (NHTSA)
·        DARPA PM
Potential Talks
·        FAA Perspective on Automated Low Altitude Control – Jay Merkle (FAA)
·        DoD S&T Autonomy COI – Test & Evaluation / Validation & Verification (TEVV) working group technology roadmap – Matt Clark (AFRL)
·        Rob Heilman – (Director Highly Automated Vehicle R&D NHTSA)
·        T&E of Highly Automated Vehicles – Ford, Toyota,
·        Human-Machine Interfaces for Trusted Autonomy – MITRE
·        Automation Failures
Panel Topics
·        Cognitive Interfaces and for Trusted Highly Automated Systems
·        The Future Is Now – Early Autonomous System Success Stories
Tech Talks (15 min)
·        AFRL Run-time Assurance Work – Barron Associates or Matt Clark
·        Traveler – Mark Skoog
·        Trusted Autonomy, Lessons Learned from Auto-GCAS – Joe Lyons (AFRL)
·        Cognitive Assistance for Airlines - Chris Cordella (IBM)
·        Digital Co-Pilot – MITRE